FC Basel 1893 vs Apollon FC Lemesos, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND
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FC Basel 1893 vs Apollon FC Lemesos — Europe .
- FC Basel 1893 8 games · 6 pts (2025/26)
- Apollon FC Lemesos 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Grega Kordez
- Referee Matej Jug
- Referee Manuel Vidali
- Referee Nejc Kajtazovic
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug Apollon FC Lemesos H 3–2 W 16 Aug SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W 09 Aug SBV Vitesse A 1–0 W 01 Aug PAOK FC H 0–3 L 24 Jul PAOK FC A 1–2 L 06 May FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug FC Basel 1893 A 2–3 L 16 Aug FK Dinamo Brest A 0–1 L 09 Aug FK Dinamo Brest H 4–0 W 02 Aug FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo H 3–1 W 26 Jul FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo A 2–1 W 19 Jul FK Stumbras Kaunas H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
FC Basel 1893 this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Basel 1893 and Apollon FC Lemesos.
- 5' Ricky van Wolfswinkel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 6' Ricky van Wolfswinkel puts FC Basel 1893 on the lead.
- 11' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 16' It’s high time Sofronis Avgousti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' The travelling Apollon FC Lemesos supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Apollon FC Lemesos started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
- 31' FC Basel 1893 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Another substitution for Apollon FC Lemesos to replace Kevin Bru by Mustapha Carayol on 39 minute.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Basel 1893 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' FC Basel 1893 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 49' What an equalizer from Anton Maglica!
- 53' Apollon FC Lemesos is taking the lead after the goal scored by Fotios Papoulis on 53.
- 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fotios Papoulis.
- 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 60' Another change for FC Basel 1893 made on 60 minute. Aldo Kalulu leaves to be changed by Kevin Bua.
- 65' FC Basel 1893 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 66' It is a substitution in FC Basel 1893 team. Eder Balanta is replaced by Taulant Xhaka on 66 minute.
- 69' Goal! Ricky van Wolfswinkel scores his 47 goal in 172 matches.
- 72' Apollon FC Lemesos manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emilio Zelaya is hanging Anton Maglica on the field on 72 minute.
- 73' Chambos Kyriakou is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
- 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Albian Ajeti made 172 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' The whistle greets Fotios Papoulis as he departs to be replaced by Sasa Markovic.
- 84' FC Basel 1893 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Eray Cumart on 84.
- 87' FC Basel 1893 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuele Campo is hanging Albian Ajeti on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' The referee shows FC Basel 1893 player a Yellow card on 90.
- With this win, FC Basel 1893 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FC Basel 1893
Starting XI-
26
Aldo Kalulu ↓ Kevin Bua 60'
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23
Eder Balanta ↓ Taulant Xhaka 66'
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- 28
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22
Albian Ajeti ↓ Samuele Campo 87'
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Bench- 35
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34
Taulant Xhaka ↑ 66'
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33
Kevin Bua ↑ 60'
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10
Samuele Campo ↑ 87'
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Coach Marcel KollerApollon FC Lemesos
Starting XI-
8
Kevin Bru ↓ Mustapha Carayol 39'
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- 22
- 44
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- 83
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26
Fotios Papoulis ↓ Sasa Markovic 79'
- 88
- 77
- 17
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99
Anton Maglica ↓ Emilio Zelaya 72'
Bench-
19
Mustapha Carayol ↑ 39'
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10
Sasa Markovic ↑ 79'
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- 14
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11
Emilio Zelaya ↑ 72'
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Coach Sofronis Avgousti -
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Head to Head
FC Basel 1893 Form
Apollon FC Lemesos Form
2018-08-23 FC Basel 1893 3–2 Apollon FC Lemesos L 2018-08-16 FK Dinamo Brest 1–0 Apollon FC Lemesos L 2018-08-09 Apollon FC Lemesos 4–0 FK Dinamo Brest W 2018-08-02 Apollon FC Lemesos 3–1 FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo W 2018-07-26 FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 1–2 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2018-07-19 Apollon FC Lemesos 2–0 FK Stumbras Kaunas W